Best Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 916)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
251134001407	161	Israel Loring School	Public	K-5	80 Woodside Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 579-0870	417	38	10.8		295 (70.7%)	10 (2.4%)	45 (10.8%)	42 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$19,842			$584			$19,258	81.6	80.4	186	25
251089001738	162	John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Cherry Street	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5440	448	36	12.3		302 (67.4%)	19 (4.2%)	60 (13.4%)	28 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.0%)	$21,264			$912			$20,351	81.6	85.8	127	35
251329002254	163	Charles E Roderick	Public	4-6	120 Taunton Street	Wrentham	02093	Norfolk County	Wrentham	No	No	No	No	(508) 384-5435	370	34	11		303 (81.9%)	7 (1.9%)	29 (7.8%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$19,280			$532			$18,749	81.6	81.2	175	12
250330000452	164	Dean S Luce	Public	K-5	45 Independence St	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 821-5075	477	37	12.8		299 (62.7%)	51 (10.7%)	36 (7.5%)	49 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	$18,463			$533			$17,930	81.5	83.9	147	17
251311002168	165	Muraco Elementary	Public	K-5	33 Bates Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7030	338	30	11.2		208 (61.5%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.3%)	85 (25.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$17,255			$215			$17,041	81.5	84.6	139	26
250759001015	166	Burke/Memorial Elementary School	Public	2-4	16 Cassidy Lane	Medway	02053	Norfolk County	Medway	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 533-3266	510	31	16.5		402 (78.8%)	9 (1.8%)	51 (10.0%)	29 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$17,633			$722			$16,910	81.3	89.6	79	87
250501002519	167	Parmenter	Public	K-5	235 Wachusett Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-5281	291	23	12.5		211 (72.5%)	15 (5.2%)	35 (12.0%)	21 (7.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$17,454			$1,007			$16,447	81.3	71.8	268	101
251077001719	168	Walter J. Paton School	Public	K-4	58 Grafton Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8626	270	24	11.1		178 (65.9%)	5 (1.9%)	24 (8.9%)	42 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$14,596			$705			$13,891	81.2	87.7	102	66
250882001419	169	J Turner Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	298A Haverhill St	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7817	410	30	13.5		342 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.6%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$17,900			$634			$17,266	81.1	85.7	128	41
251077002496	170	Major Howard W. Beal School	Public	K-4	214 Lake St	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 841-8860	608	44	13.7		238 (39.1%)	25 (4.1%)	66 (10.9%)	235 (38.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.3%)	$17,770			$802			$16,968	81.1	80.5	184	14

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.